Carrie portrays part of life Carietta White ( Chloe Moretz ) , an oppressed teenager by her mother , Margaret White ( Julianne Moore ) . Fanatical religious and overprotective , she makes a hell teenage daughter . Shy , troubled and tormented by schoolmates , she can not lead a normal life like other girls of the same age . What nobody knows is that Carrie carries a secret: she is able to use telekinetic powers . His skills come to the fore when she is humiliated at the prom of your college . From there , horrible things start happening ..